Franck Sauzée
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Aubenas, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder;Sweeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Sochaux | 150 | (40) |
| 1988–1990 | Marseille | 68 | (9) |
| 1990–1991 | Monaco | 28 | (7) |
| 1991–1993 | Marseille | 57 | (14) |
| 1993–1994 | Atalanta | 16 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Strasbourg | 57 | (9) |
| 1996–1999 | Montpellier | 49 | (9) |
| 1999–2001 | Hibernian | 77 | (13) |
| Total | 502 | (102) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1993 | France | 39 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Hibernian | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Franck Sauzée (born 28 October 1965 in Aubenas, Ardèche) is a former French international footballer and manager. He played 39 times for the French national team between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals and captaining the team several times. He achieved great success at club level during the same period, winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final and three league titles with Marseille. Later in his career he earned great plaudits for his performances for Scottish club Hibernian, whom Sauzée subsequently managed for a short period. Since ending his active involvement in professional football, Sauzée has worked as a football pundit for French television networks.
Sauzée began his professional career with Sochaux, and made his league debut as a 17-year-old in a match against FC Rouen in August 1983. The club were relegated to Ligue 2 in 1987, but won promotion back to Ligue 1 the following season. Sauzee also played in the 1988 Coupe de France Final, which Sochaux lost on penalties to FC Metz, during that promotion season.
Sauzée was transferred in 1988 to Marseille, where he enjoyed great success. During his first two-year spell, the club won the French league championship in both seasons and the Coupe de France in 1989.
Sauzée then played for Monaco in one season, 1990–91. He helped the club, who were managed by Arsène Wenger, win the Coupe de France for the second time in Sauzée's career. In his absence, Marseille reached the 1991 European Cup Final, but lost on penalties to Red Star Belgrade.
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